The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 81
In early November, the weather in Kaifeng, the capital of Song Dynasty, was even colder.

But the whole court is happy.

First of all, Abbot Liu Wei's business deal with the Three Kingdoms was finally finalized. After the various terms were drafted, the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue also left the capital one after another.

Furthermore, there was news from Pan Mei that according to Liu Wei's strategy, the Song army had already broken through the Southern Han elephant formation, and it would take a while before the entire Southern Han Dynasty could be captured.

When these two pieces of good news came one after another, all the officials in the capital felt the most festive. It was the birthday of King Jin. Jin Wang is the younger brother of the current emperor and the heir to the imperial throne. His birthday is naturally It is an opportunity for all the officials to show their feelings. If they seize this opportunity, they will be able to achieve great success in the future.

King Jin's birthday is on October [-]th, and the tentative venue for the celebration is King Jin's Mansion, and Princess Ruyi and Liu Wei are all invited. When Princess Ruyi receives the invitation, she will hand over the invitation to To Liu Weiwei: "King Jin took a look at the current sage. He is a frugal person, but the more lively the birthday, the better. It will be King Jin's birthday in a few days. You should think about what gift to give to King Jin .”

When Princess Ruyi said these words, Liu Wei was drying her hands by the small stove. After hearing this, she rubbed her hands together and said with a smile: "It's just a birthday present, so how can it be so rare to lose my son-in-law? Princess, please relax." Yes."

After getting along for half a year, Princess Ruyi already has great confidence in Liu Wei. Hearing what he said, he naturally had no doubts, but was just curious, and asked, "What gift do you want to give King Jin?"

"Don't leak the opportunity, the princess will know it when the time comes."

Hearing what Liu Wei said, Princess Ruyi was even more curious, but she didn't want to press any more questions, so she said in a coquettish manner with some anger: "Hmph, if you don't want to say it, the Princess Ruyi doesn't want to hear it. On the day of the birthday, the princess will know for herself."

While the two were talking, snow suddenly fell in the sky, and the snow became bigger and bigger, instantly decorating the entire princess mansion in silver.

Princess Ruyi stood in the courtyard and looked up at the snow, with a smile that only a child could have on her face. Did she think of seeing the snow when she was a child?Do you want to see the surprise of snow when you open the door, and then pass the news of snow like a magpie, and then go to find your little friend for fear that others will not know?

Childhood, childhood is happy, it is carefree years.

Princess Ruyi reached out to catch the snowflakes, and held them carefully in front of her. Just as she was about to turn around, the snowflakes in her hands had already melted. She was a little angry, pouting, but also a little regretful about the fleeting beauty.

Liu Wei sat in the living room, drinking a glass of warm wine from time to time, or rubbing his hands next to the stove. He seemed to be very indifferent to Princess Ruyi's child's temperament, and he didn't intend to have fun with it. This made Princess Ruyi a little angry.

When Princess Ruyi finally had fun in the snow, she came to the living room and looked at Liu Wei with a strange look: "Didn't you have a childhood?"

Liu Wei smiled: "Why does the princess ask such a question?"

"Because you don't seem surprised at all when you see the snow!"

Liu Wei shook his head: "The princess wrongly blamed this son-in-law. This son-in-law was very surprised when he saw the snow, but when he was pleasantly surprised, he suddenly remembered a poem, the wine and meat of the rich family stinks, and the road is frozen to death, so that all the surprises instantly changed. became a worry."

Hearing Liu Wei's words, Princess Ruyi snorted coldly: "You are such a boring person, snowing is a poetic thing, but you are thinking about the road with frozen bones. Now my Song Dynasty is prosperous and strong, There will be so many frozen bones?"

Liu Wei smiled and said nothing, the current Song Dynasty is indeed very prosperous, but it is not powerful, and the officials are not as clean and honest as Zhao Kuangyin and Princess Ruyi thought, so who can be sure that the roadside did not freeze to death bone?
Moreover, Liu Wei felt that the snow was falling too violently, so violently that he could feel chills while sitting by the stove.
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When it was snowing, the envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom had not yet left the Great Song Dynasty, but because they met assassins when they came, they walked together when they left.

Although today's two sides are wary of each other, they also rely on each other.

Southern Tang is stronger than Wu Yue, but people in Southern Tang dare not offend Wu Yue casually. Southern Tang is sandwiched between Great Song and Wu Yue. If there is friction between him and Wu Yue, Great Song will immediately fish in troubled waters. up.

Therefore, the two sides seemed very calm along the way, and sometimes even sat with each other to taste wine and discuss poetry.

The snow blocked the journey, and the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue had no choice but to stop at a tavern along the road.

The tavern is not very big, and it is surrounded by trees, but it still looks empty.

Han Xizai was old and not in good health, so he needed a room to withstand the wind and snow.

After everyone sat down in the tavern, they ordered people to bring food, wine and meat. Han Xizai drank the wine first, feeling warmed up, then smiled and said: "In the future, our two countries will conduct business with each other. The king of Dongyue will treat us in the south Tang Duoduo is the support."

Dongyue King Qian Weikai held the wine glass and turned around, and said with a slight smile: "Who doesn't know that the Southern Tang Dynasty is very prosperous, and it needs my king to take care of it, but you Southern Tang Dynasty, you should give us Wuyue some more discounts in business." .”

Neither side is willing to give in, and neither can persuade the other, Han Xizai smiled lightly: "Actually, we should ask the Song Dynasty, if the Song Dynasty is willing to give us preferential treatment and live in peace with us, wouldn't it be a good thing? "Speaking, Han Xizai sighed suddenly, then shook his head: "It's a pity, it's a pity!"

Regarding Han Xizai's sigh, everyone was full of doubts, but before asking, Zhou Qing from Wuyue smiled and said: "It is indeed a pity, if Master Han hadn't agreed to the Song Dynasty's fine salt to enter the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue so casually, who would And how can we casually move the interests of our Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue?"

Obviously, Zhou Qing pointed the finger at Han Xizai, and he was very confident that as long as he said this sentence, Zhang Ji would definitely become suspicious because of it, but what surprised Zhou Qing was that Zhang Ji did not become suspicious, not only that , He also defended Han Xizai.

"Master Zhou's words are wrong. Master Han agrees to enter the Southern Tang Dynasty with refined salt. That is a matter of no choice. Doesn't Master Zhou think so? If not, why didn't he stand up against it at that time?"

Although Zhang Ji was sometimes stubborn and outspoken, he was extremely intelligent. Otherwise, when he was attacked by assassins, he would not have treated him so calmly. But now he speaks for Han Xizai, not just to defend Han Xizai.

Han Xizai was already ready to risk his life to die, and he had figured out a way to deal with Song Jingyan. Zhang Ji already understood Han Xizai's intentions, so how could he let others insult Han Xizai?Furthermore, it was a matter of the prestige of the two countries, and he would absolutely not allow people from Southern Tang to be taken care of by people from Wu and Yue.

And when Zhou Qing and Zhang Ji choked each other like this, the generals behind them immediately pressed their hands on the handle of the knife, as if they were going to strike if there was a disagreement.

The atmosphere in the tavern was tense for a while, and at this moment, Han Xizai suddenly drank a glass of wine and stretched his waist: "When you get old, your body will be weak. If you sit for a while, you won't be able to do it. I'm sorry, I'll go back first."

With that said, Han Xizai got up and went into the room he had ordered in the tavern.Seeing this, Zhang Ji and Shi Bo naturally hurried to follow.

When only Wu Yue's people were left in the tavern, Zhou Qing smiled slightly: "This Han Xizai is really an old fox."

Qian Weikai nodded slightly: "Yeah, it's just a pity, he didn't want us to join hands with the Song Dynasty, but our Wuyue king is too afraid of trouble, if the Southern Tang Dynasty joins hands with the Great Song Dynasty, the king will definitely fight in the rear of the Southern Tang Dynasty." Up next."

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. In this way, our Wu Yue is not far from perishing."

The snow outside the tavern was heavier, and it soon became deep. After a period of calm in the tavern, a sigh finally sounded.

"So we must succeed, and we must not let the lord of the country kill Wu Yue."

"My lord is right. In fact, Han Xizai's words just now have another layer of meaning. Apart from not wanting Wu Yue to join hands with Song Dynasty, he may also help us achieve success."
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The cold wind is raging outside the window, and the snowflakes are flying around.

Han Xizai covered his mouth and coughed fiercely. Zhang Ji's eyes were full of eagerness. He used to dislike Han Xizai's pretentiousness and thought that he disregarded the interests of the country. I already fully understand his intentions, and I admire his spirit of sacrifice even more.

"Master Han, you... are you okay?"

Han Xizai let go of his hand, and there was some blood on the white handkerchief, but he didn't care about it, and shook his head with a smile: "It's nothing, Master Zhang is worried."

Zhang Ji looked solemn: "Master Han, it's important to take care of your health."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, after returning to the Southern Tang Dynasty, the old man's life will be at the disposal of the king, but there are some things that the old man can't complete, so I will ask Mr. Zhang to take care of him."

Zhang Ji looked at Han Xizai, was silent for a moment, and said, "But what about uniting Wu Yue to fight against Song Dynasty?"

Hearing what Zhang Ji said, Han Xizai was a little surprised, but after being surprised, he suddenly laughed excitedly: "Master Zhang is courageous and resourceful, and he is indeed a rare talent. That's right, this is what the old man is worried about. The matter is not simply to unite with Wu Yue. Mr. Zhang should know that Wu Yue's current ruler is Zhao Kuangyin's dog. It is impossible for him to unite with us, so our only chance lies with Qian Weikai, the king of Dongyue. "

"After many days of observation with the old man, Qian Weikai and Zhou Qing have great ambitions. I don't know if they will usurp the throne of the king of Wuyue, but if one day they really do, please ask Mr. Zhang persuaded our Southern Tang King to help the King of Dongyue, as long as we remove the obstacles in the southeast direction of our Southern Tang, we may be able to fight the Song Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)